Actually, it took this post for me to realise that I've been on a bit of a wing kick of late. Oops. At least it shows how beautifully these Pixi pencils work for precision/boldness in addition to (as their creaminess suggests) smudgy cream-eyeshadow-ness or hazy kohliness. Maybe I'll post some more varied shapes using these babies in future. With less 'ness'.:P

Even on my extremely dry lids, I get about a half a minute to work with these before they set, which is enough for pretty much any shape or placement; once set, they stay pristine without fading, flaking/shedding shimmer, smudging, or losing precision through an entire day and evening beyond (the last look I wore from 8am to midnight). I can't recommend them highly enough.

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Kate, you are so talented with your looks! Each of this look is just amazing and so different from each other and I adore it! I've been looking into the silk pencils, the colour selection is awesome! ^^

Your last look with Black Tulip is beautiful! You're making me want Abstraction, too. I haven't been reaching for pencils when I feel like a wing, but coincidentally last night I re-sharpened all the dull pencils in my stash, so maybe I'll start doing that again. Pencil wings look so much softer than gel or liquid.

Since the weather here is still so cold and grey, I'm trying to embrace a little more Winter clothing and makeup, avoiding a too-early aspirational channeling of Spring. Which is probably good, because I spent most of early Winter trying to extend Autumn >.<

The second look is my favourite, you look like a 60s Bond Girl! I've always preferred pencils for an exaggerated wing -- liquid is much harder to work with unless you're very used to the face you're working on.

I am definitely on a bit of a 60s kick! It's the hair, so suggestive. I lack the angular bone structure to really pull off uncompromisingly graphic shapes, so a bit of soft pencil fuzziness definitely helps.

Gorgeous! Just picked up Abstraction, True Teal, and Black Tulip. Loving all of your winged looks! Amethyst Android is pretty stellar on you as well. Thanks so much for all the Pixi swatches on Thursday too.

I love all of these looks so much Kate! Fabulous execution, particular of the double-wing. I have Abstraction and never use it - this inspires me to give it another go and get creative. Also loving these pencils, they sound like they'd even stand up to my infuriating leaky outer corners!

After this most inspiring post, I went to local Tar-jay and got 3 Pixi pencils: Black Cocoa, Black Tulip and Oyster Bay. They are very buttery smooth, incredibly skip-free, but that's exactly the problem: I need to find a way to get it into a more precise application. Any tips?

<3For these looks, I did the basic laydown by drawing messily with the pencils, then dragged out the edges with various small eyeshadow/liner brushes.For more precision still, I would pick up the pigment from the pencil tip with a brush, dab onto hand, then apply.